Melbourne Shakespeare Society Explained

The Melbourne Shakespeare Society was founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 1884^[1] at the suggestion of Edward Ellis Morris who was president from 1884 to 1888. Other original members included: William Ievers, James Smith, James Edward Neild (president in 1890).

Past presidents of the society include:^[2]

• Edward Ellis Morris 1884–1888
• James Edward Neild 1890
• John Purves Wilson 1901-1903
• Alfred Hart
• Arthur Way
• Edward Sugden 1908^[3]
• Morris Mondle Phillips
• Philip David Phillips
• Archibald Thomas Strong 1913
• Edward Sugden 1914–1915
• Ernest Henry Clark Oliphant 1919–1921
• William Alexander Osborne
• Edward Stevens

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Melbourne Shakespeare Society . 31 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208062303/http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bard/ . 8 February 2013.
2. Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography.
3. "Shakespeare's Birthday", The Argus, 27 April 1908, p. 7.